The official Christmas FM thread

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123009974#Comment_123009974

Enjoyed it alot myself this year too. Although I did find the overplay of Frosty the Snowman in full force again this time, they must get paid everytime that song is played!

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123009291#Comment_123009291

That very arrangement happened a few years ago, twas a perfect decorating day.

Smell the glove

Deleted...wrong thread.

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123010339#Comment_123010339

What year was that? The last time the calendar lines up like that was 2014 but I do remember it being a few years ago too.

Heroditas

Its pretty much the Christmas version of a solar eclipse for all us Christmas fans!

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123010793#Comment_123010793

Thought It was more crecent than that, maybe my memory is off a tad so.

SodiumCooled

Still listening here in the kitchen and online in the car, will probably keep going until Sunday just to try hold onto a bit of Christmas for another few days. Just not the same without presenters though.

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123014665#Comment_123014665

Yes completely agree as much as I love ChristmasFM without the DJs, Ads and segments it’s just a random playlist and it’s not the same.

The live DJs make it. Their energy is infectious.

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123018386#Comment_123018386

100%

Though The odd jingle can raise a goosebump!

webpal

did they reach their fundraising target of €1m over 3 years? I think they were close after donation day but I don’t see anything on their website

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123019092#Comment_123019092

They’re doing their final tallies now and usually release final results mid to late January.

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123019092#Comment_123019092

They certainly hinted towards meeting the 1m taregt towards the end of the run. My gut feeling is that had they looked like falling short they'd have not been mentioning it so much so have a suspicion the 1m target will be reached.

Given they fell short of the €333k average needed on the first 2 years it would be fantastic if they did make up the shortfall & hit the 3 year total.

And on that note, now the 3 year arrangement is finished will there be a new charity partner for 2025!?

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123032627#Comment_123032627

Yes I suspect they hit the target alright which will be an amazing achievement given they missed the target the last two years. Also remember one year they sent an email out saying they are so close to target could everyone keep donating, no such email this year.

I wasn't a fan of same charity partner 3 years in a row but I definitely warmed to it in 2024, the 3 years gave the charities time to marinate and get their message across, especially when you see how quick one season of ChristmasFM flies by 3 years makes more sense. I do hope they rotate the charity partners still to give everyone a crack at the whip.

It's exciting though, it means we might get a traditional charity partner announcement in Sept/Oct this year for the first time in 3 years.

Posy

The charity partner announcement is something I did miss the last couple of years.

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123036355#Comment_123036355

Agree. It was usually their first social media update after the St. Patricks day sounds of Ireland stuff.

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123036713#Comment_123036713

Do you think The Sounds of Ireland will be on again this year, with its week's temporary license run on FM? What about Halloween FM (ironically it has been online only, despite the name!)?

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123036910#Comment_123036910

No idea.

Truth be told I never really had any interest in that or Halloween FM, and in the back of my head thought they were both online only, don't remember an FM run for sounds of Ireland last year to be honest, but don't doubt you it did have an FM run.

Either way I wont be listening in to either, I'm only aware of them at all due to being on the Christmas FM mailing list & following them on social media.

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123036926#Comment_123036926

For the last three years, The Sound of Ireland (just checked the name there!) has been on FM for St. Patrick's week. While most of the presenters come from Christmas FM, they do have one or two others.

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123036961#Comment_123036961

Shows how much attention I gave it so (3 years with an FM run!!)🤣

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123036961#Comment_123036961

I genuinely never knew it had a FM run either. Thought it was online only.

I’m same as DVB, I’m aware of them but never listen. It’s ChristmasFM or bust.

Posy

Add me to that list- I know of the Patrick's Day station, and I think I've turned over to Halloween FM just to hear a couple of minutes, but it's Christmas or nowt for me too.

DvB

Just to note, 46 weeks today its back on air!! 😉

Okay no more check in's…. promise!!😀

Declan A Walsh

Further to previous posts here about The Sound of Ireland, I had a look through this thread and found posts where the FM runs had been alluded to before, including this year!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118804064/#Comment_118804064

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120334608/#Comment_120334608

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121881403/#Comment_121881403

SarahLil

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123040199#Comment_123040199

great news 😀

Probably about 45 weeks till my tree goes up

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123040199#Comment_123040199

Please do! They genuinely give me a little lift during the year. I always make a point of saying things to my wife when we are walking such as this day 27 wks away Christmas fm will be on or this day 25 wks away it will be Christmas eve. She used to scoff at me and say give it a rest and I would say to her it will fly and on the said day I would remind her of our conversations in the summer etc. and she would agree it did fly. Now she just says yep won't be long now 😂

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123043504#Comment_123043504

And I like Knowing how many weeks until the tree goes up.

DvB

Okay, the odd random check in so😉

Loughc

We sure could do a ChristmasFM day for the storm day tomorrow haha.

Loughc

What a result for 2024 and they hit the million target. Amazing!!

OUTDOORLASS

Well done christmasFM. And thanks for all the Jingles!!